{"id":20035,"date":"2018-02-20T11:35:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/?p=20035"},"modified":"2018-02-20T11:35:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:35:59","slug":"michael-w-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/michael-w-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael W. Smith | GigSalad Greenroom Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/402124500&amp;color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked with my team at the beginning of 2017 and told them I\u2019m not going to do another record unless I can write some stuff that really excites me,\u201d Michael W. Smith said. After the passing of his father, Michael wasn&#8217;t sure if he would record anymore material at all. He said it would be at least two or three years before he would be willing to start on a new record.<\/p>\n<p>Much to the delight of his fans, however, Michael&#8217;s hesitation lasted closer to two weeks than two years. In fact, Michael has two separate albums slated for release in 2018: a full length studio album titled <em>A Million Lights<\/em>, and a live worship album called <em>Surrounded<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20041\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20041\" data-attachment-id=\"20041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/michael-w-smith\/michael-w-smith-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Michael-W-Smith-Cover-e1519146462302.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michael W Smith Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Check out Michael&amp;#8217;s new album, A Million Lights&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Michael-W-Smith-Cover-e1519146462302.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-20041 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Michael-W-Smith-Cover.jpg?resize=390%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Michael W. Smith | GigSalad Greenroom Interviews\" width=\"390\" height=\"390\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out Michael&#8217;s new album, <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Million Lights<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Based on Michael&#8217;s track record\u2014including 3 Grammy Awards, 45 Dove Awards, an American Music Award and more than 15 million record sales\u2014I think it&#8217;s safe to say that <em>A Million Lights<\/em> and <em>Surrounded<\/em> will both be worth a listen. And if Michael&#8217;s professional achievements aren&#8217;t enough to make you want to listen to his new material, one woman testified that one of Michael W. Smith&#8217;s earlier records quite literally saved her life (more on that in the interview).<\/p>\n<h2>Show Highlights:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What Michael&#8217;s been doing for the past three decades (0:57)<\/li>\n<li>What inspired the change in Michael W. Smith&#8217;s sound with the release of A Million Lights (1:43)<\/li>\n<li>How to make connections that will help further your career (5:28)<\/li>\n<li>How to write a hit song (7:40)<\/li>\n<li>Michael&#8217;s thoughts on how music and Christianity mix (11:11)<\/li>\n<li>How Michael&#8217;s music saved someone&#8217;s life (14:47)<\/li>\n<li>Michael&#8217;s advice for aspiring performers (16:10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Subscribe to the GigSalad Greenroom Interviews to hear more stories from celebrities, entertainers, and industry leaders.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gigsalad-greenroom-interviews\/id1155060053' onclick='' class='wpi_designer_button   wpi_shadow wpi_shadow_no wpi_text_shadow_no wpi_texture_no wpi_border_all wpi_padding_20px wpi_rounded wpi_designer_button_14503 wpi_icon wpi_icon_no wpi_icon_left  ' target='_blank' rel=''><i class=''><\/i><span class='wpi_text'>Subscribe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI talked with my team at the beginning of 2017 and told them I\u2019m not going to do another record unless I can write some stuff that really excites me,\u201d Michael W. 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